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School board approves 2024–25 code of conduct tying excessive absenteeism to course credit
Summary
The King William County School Board approved an updated student code of conduct that allows schools to require remediation or deny course credit for students missing more than 10% of the school year, while retaining waiver procedures for extenuating circumstances.
The King William County School Board voted to approve the 2024–25 student code of conduct, including an attendance provision that links excessive absenteeism to course credit and remediation.
Superintendent presented the revised regulation and said the policy targets students who miss more than 10% of the school year, a threshold the superintendent termed chronic absenteeism. “The threshold of a student missing more than 10% of the school year which qualifies as what's called chronic absenteeism,” the Superintendent said, explaining that consequences could include repeating a course, attending summer school or other remediation programs.
Board members and staff emphasized that the regulation is flexible. The superintendent told the board that staff will provide procedures and forms and that administrators, along with the superintendent and two named staff members, will consider waivers for extenuating circumstances. “Regulations are flexible,” one board member noted; the superintendent reiterated that the regulation provides an accountability framework without eliminating case-by-case consideration.
The board approved the code of conduct by voice vote. The action followed earlier review on June 3 and staff said this version is near final and will be distributed for 2024–25 implementation.
Next steps: staff will finalize administrative procedures and forms to operationalize the attendance regulation and communicate those to schools and families before the 2024–25 year begins.
